Open research questions in Stuttering Research and Treatment
140 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 510 Stuttering Research and Treatment papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
There is a limited understanding of the neural basis of stuttering, including the role of the right inferior frontal gyrus. The relationship between stuttering, dopamine dysregulation, and the self-monitoring system is not well understood. Further research is needed to explore the clinical and physiological insights into the manifestation of stuttering.
Unraveling the mystery of stuttering: clinical and physiological insights into its manifestation · 2026 · DOIThe study faced challenges in terms of selecting a representative sample and ensuring the validity and generalizability of the findings. The study had to balance the need for large sample sizes with the need for detailed, individualized data on each participant.
Prior studies have shown that few follow-up studies included a large sample size, used clearly stated diagnostic criteria, or followed subjects well into adulthood. There is a need for large-scale, long-term follow-up studies of individuals with dyslexia to examine their adult outcomes and reading habits.
Prior research has not fully investigated the relationship between encoding speed and memory span in dyslexic children. The underlying causes of dyslexia are not yet fully understood. There is a need for effective interventions to improve the reading and spelling abilities of dyslexic children.
The sample size is limited to 154 children. The study only describes and classifies the defects, without providing a detailed analysis of the causes or treatments.
Future research should continue to examine the location and function of pauses in speech. The study of pauses should be undertaken in various contexts, including different languages and cultures.
There is a gap in the understanding of the location and function of pauses in speech. The study of pauses has been undertaken in various fields, but a comprehensive understanding is lacking.
There is a lack of understanding of stuttering in individuals with Down's syndrome. Previous studies have reported conflicting findings on the frequency of stuttering in this population. There is a need for further research on the characteristics and treatment of stuttering in individuals with Down's syndrome.
Future research should investigate the long-term efficacy of the MCSR program. Future research should compare the MCSR program to other treatment methods. Future research should investigate the use of the MCSR program in different populations, such as children and adolescents.
The use of metronomes for the treatment of stuttering has been limited due to poor carryover of fluency from speaking with a metronome to speaking without one. There is a need for a novel approach to the treatment of stuttering that addresses this limitation.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of pause phenomena and their interpretation. It highlights the need to consider the duration of pauses in determining their function.
There is a need for effective interventions to address maladaptive behavior and psycholinguistic deficits in children. The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the effectiveness of group sensory-motor activity programs in improving maladaptive behavior and psycholinguistic deficits in children.
Remediation of Maladaptive Behavior and Psycholinguistic Deficits in a Group Sensory-Motor Activity Program · 1968 · DOIThe lack of understanding of the motivations and feelings of the stutterer in therapy. The need for more effective and nuanced approaches to stuttering therapy.
Future research should examine the relationship between hesitation phenomena and other aspects of speech development. Future research should examine the relationship between hesitation phenomena and personality characteristics in different populations.
There is a need to examine hesitation phenomena in children's speech. There is a need to identify the factors that influence hesitation phenomena in children's speech.
Prior to this study, there was a lack of research on using direct magnitude-estimation to measure stuttering severity. The study aimed to address the gap in research on the use of direct magnitude-estimation in stuttering severity measurement.
Direct magnitude‐estimation judgments of stuttering severity using audible and audible‐visible speech samples · 1965 · DOIFurther studies should confirm the findings of this study. Future research should investigate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at correcting the stutterer's underestimation of normal speaking fears.
The lack of understanding of how stutterers estimate the fear of normal speakers. The need to investigate the implications of this underestimation for therapeutic practices.
There is a need for further research and investigation into the etiology of stuttering. The paper highlights the complexity of stuttering and the need for a more nuanced understanding of the disorder.
The complexity of stuttering behavior. The difficulty in identifying the conditions leading to the onset of stuttering. The need for a comprehensive theoretical framework.
There is a lack of theoretically derived hypotheses on the onset of stuttering. Prior research has focused on situational factors and treatment methods, rather than the etiology of onset.
Further research would be required to establish the degree to which the interaction between pause duration and other variables might vitiate the basic finding. The study of speech rhythm and prosody could be informed by the findings of this paper.
Prior work has assumed that pauses between words are simply distributed along a physical dimension-duration-and are otherwise interchangeable without regard for where they occur in the flow of speech. There is a need to study the rhythmic patterning of speech and its relation to pause perception.
Further study is needed to investigate the cognitive factors that influence hesitation phenomena. The study's findings suggest that factors connected to the content of the speech stimulate subjects to deviate from their habitual filled pause rate, which could be explored in future research.
The study identifies a gap in the understanding of hesitation phenomena in speech. The paper notes that previous work has focused on silent hesitation pauses, but the current study investigates both filled and unfilled pauses.
Most-cited papers in Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Stereotypes towards Stuttering for Those Who Have Never Had Direct Contact with People Who Stutter: A Randomized and Stratified Study · Perceptual and Motor Skills · 2003 · 65 citations
- Echolalia: Issues and Clinical Applications · Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders · 1979 · 57 citations
- Exploratory Randomized Clinical Study of Pagoclone in Persistent Developmental Stuttering · Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology · 2010 · 42 citations
- Interrupting Ableism in Stuttering Therapy and Research: Practical Suggestions · Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups · 2022 · 27 citations
- The depiction of stuttering in contemporary juvenile fiction: Implications for clinical practice · Psychology in the Schools · 2008 · 23 citations
- The Pathogenesis, Assessment and Treatment of Speech Fluency Disorders · Deutsches Ärzteblatt international · 2017 · 14 citations
- What Do Adults Who Stutter Think About the Nature of Stuttering Treatment? · Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups · 2024 · 9 citations
- Addressing Attitudes About Stuttering in Preservice Teachers · Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups · 2023 · 7 citations
- 3Es: An All-Inclusive Stuttering Therapy Tool · Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups · 2022 · 7 citations
- Is There a Place for Pseudostuttering Assignments in Speech-Language Pathology Training Within the Neurodiverse Paradigm? · Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups · 2024 · 7 citations
Most recent work
- Developmental stuttering with common and complex phenotypes · Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology · 2026
- Unraveling the mystery of stuttering: clinical and physiological insights into its manifestation · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · 2026
- Differences in Motor and Perceptual Sequence Learning Between People Who Stutter and People Who Do Not Stutter · PsyCh Journal · 2026
- Development and Content Validation of Stuttering Screening Tool for Preschool Children · Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica · 2026
- Evidence for the Treatment of Co-Occurring Stuttering and Speech Sound Disorders in Children: A Scoping Review · American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology · 2026
- Voice Onset Time and Burst Duration in the Fluent and Dysfluent Speech of Persons Who Stutter · Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery · 2026
- Fluency Should Not Be a Goal in Stuttering Therapy · Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research · 2026
- A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF EFFICACY AND OUTCOMES OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED SPEECH THERAPY FOR STUTTERING · Research · 2026
- Embedding public and patient involvement in childhood stuttering research: lessons learned from engaging children and families in Saudi Arabia · Research Involvement and Engagement · 2026
- Opóźniony rozwój mowy okiem neurologa dziecięcego — część I. Samoistny opóźniony rozwój mowy · Child Neurology · 2026
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